What are the best graphics cards i can get for gaming?

i dont care about the price. i want the best ati graphics card and the best nvidia graphics card.

What are the best graphics cards i can get for gaming?
The first thing to finding a good graphics card is finding out how much VRAM is has. (Video RAM). All the graphics cards are named "Bla Bla 8600 GS XTA Bla bla", but what you need to do is find one with a high amount of VRAM.





I have an Nvidia Graphics card with 512mb VRAM, (which can run demanding games such as Call of Duty 4 no problem), and if you want a REALLY great Video Card, get a video card with 512mb VRAM or more. You can get cards with 768MB VRAM. A 512mb VRAM card costs anywhere between £50-£120 (UK). If you're in the USA, I don't know how much they cost over there (sorry). I bought my Graphics card for £55 which is a great deal.





A card with a higher amount of VRAM will obviously cost more. Remember though, you need a FAST processor and a high amount of RAM aswell as a kick-*** graphics card. 2GB RAM is how much you should have if you don't want problems.





So yeh, find a card with 512mb VRAM or more, and look around for the best deal.





Also, what you could do, is take a look at Gaming PCs online, and see what graphics cards they come with, and look around for those cards.
Reply:As papa stated, look at how many watts your Power Supply can deliver.





You need to calculate how much your system needs. Be sure to include CPU (65-150watts), GPU(30-180watts), hard drive (7watts ea), motherboard (30-50W), sound card (3-15W), DVD (4W) etc and so on.





Then you have to decide on interface. Most pc's are PCIe but if you have an old pc, you MIGHT be AGP.





Then NVidia is usually the best for gaming. I would recommend an 8600GT as a minimum for gaming. I would state the 7 series, but it is going by the wayside. I also dont know much about the new 9 series.





IF you can support SLI (Scalable Link Interface), that provides VERY good gaming - but 1) You motherboard has to support it and 2) Your power supply has to support it.





When looking at Video Cards, make sure:


1) Has enough watts to power your system


2) Has enough power on the 12V rail (shown as +12v@18A on the power supply label - this means it has 216Watts to supply all the objects on the 12V rail.





Good Luck
Reply:one of the best nvidia cards currently available...and it is a good deal at this price:





http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...





this would be about the only ati offering to even come close in performance:





http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...
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Reply:You're going to get a lot of different opinions on this, so I just wanted to remind you to check the watts on your current psu (power supply). Then check the system requirements on the various video cards.
Reply:check out this one from nvidia its only $3,000